The bridge will span from Malé’s eastern edge to the western corner of the island of Hulhulé, where the country’s main international airport is located and opens to traffic on September 7.

The Yameen cutout was seen being lowered onto the ground hours ahead of the soft opening and spawned parodies on Twitter, with the president seen peering over a wall at an outside toilet and multiple Yameen cutouts lining the length of the bridge.